Tettegouche event: Universe in the Park
July 19, 2025 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Tettegouche event: Universe in the Park is a summer outreach program hosted by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics and area state and local parks. At our events, graduate students of the Institute will present about a topic of their choice in Lady Slipper Lodge. Presentations cover a variety of astronomical topics such as: the history […]
Gooseberry Falls event A Bird’s Diet
July 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Gooseberry Falls event A Bird’s Diet – Stop by the nature cart to play fun matching games while learning about different birds’ diets and how they use their specialized beaks to eat. Outside on the East side of the visitor center. Indoors in the interpretive center if raining.
Bobs Stairs Guided Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
July 26, 2025 @ 9:30 am – 10:45 am – Bobs Stairs Guided Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Enjoy a guided hike with a park naturalist down a wooden staircase to a beautiful cove on Lake Superior. The hike takes visitors along the Little Two Harbors trail, through boulders of anorthosite, to view Lake Superior from a superb angle. The route is less […]
Gooseberry Falls event A Bird’s Diet
July 29, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Gooseberry Falls event A Bird’s Diet – Stop by the nature cart to play fun matching games while learning about different birds’ diets and how they use their specialized beaks to eat. Outside on the East side of the visitor center. Indoors in the interpretive center if raining.
Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Walk
July 30, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Walk :: Walk with a Naturalist to observe and study some of the oldest plants on earth dating back to over 300 million years ago. Learn how fern reproduction is unique compared to other plants. Walk will be about a mile on moderately even terrain. Come prepared with good walking […]
North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park
July 31, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park – What makes the rocks so unique along the North Shore of Lake Superior? Did you know that the lava flows of the infamous waterfalls at Gooseberry Falls State Park are 1.1 Billion Years old? Pop by our nature table outside of the visitor center […]
Tettegouche event – Bear With Me
August 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tettegouche event – Bear With Me Bears evoke a wide range of emotions and thoughts. From scary, fierce predators to cute, cuddly teddy-bears. Stop by to learn everything black bears and see skulls and pelts while learning skills necessary to keep both you and the bears safe.
Gooseberry Falls event: Can You Knot
August 1, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Gooseberry Falls event: Can You Knot – Knot-tying is a useful skill, and it can be a lot of fun too! From tying your tent to a stake, a hook on your line, or a canoe on your car, knowing how to tie different kinds of knots prepares you for all different kinds of situations […]
Fighting Fire with Fire at Gooseberry Falls State Park
August 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Fighting Fire with Fire at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Come out to Lady Slipper Lodge Ampitheater to learn about healthy fire. Naturalist Mic will give participants an opportunity to build their own small fire as we discuss ways that fire can benefit the ecosystem around us. Participants will also learn how to safely start […]
Primitive Fire Starting – Drop in
August 2, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Primitive Fire Starting – Without matches, lighters, or other modern tools, most of us would be in big trouble if we needed a fire. Learn traditional and historic fire-starting technologies and try them out. We’ll be playing with flint-and-steel, bow drills, magnifiers, and other techniques including the use of native mushrooms and fungi to aid […]
Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Walk
August 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Walk :: Walk with a Naturalist to observe and study some of the oldest plants on earth dating back to over 300 million years ago. Learn how fern reproduction is unique compared to other plants. Walk will be about a mile on moderately even terrain. Come prepared with good walking […]
Antlers and the Animals That Where Them at Tettegouche State Park
August 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Antlers and the Animals That Where Them – Naturalist Talk in the Meeting Room of the Visitor Center. Antlers are weird and they are worn by some of our most iconic wild animals in Minnesota. See a variety of antlers from different animals during this naturalist program and learn why they have them in the […]
Tettegouche event – Meet the Weasels
August 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tettegouche event – Meet the Weasels :: The weasel family is a wild and diverse group of mammals. See a variety of pelts of these charismatic critters and learn about their role in the wilds of Tettegouche. This is a drop-in event.
The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park
August 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park – Unbeknownst to us lives a complex world completely undetectable to our naked eyes. But with the help of a microscope, we can see what is going on. Stop by and see these microscopic critters, cells, and animal hairs!
Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Nature Cart
August 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Nature Cart Stop by the nature cart to observe and talk about some of the oldest plants on earth dating back to over 300 million years ago. learn how ferns reproduce, and how unique it is from other plants. Outside the east side of visitor center. Free parking in the […]
